Trapped in a Marriage
in its path. The birds sang their hearts out, filling the air with a s
ed before her. Despite feeling a wave of revulsion, she couldn't brin
her delicate arms, a poignant reminder
she hurriedly helped her stepmother to sit on her bed. Her ste
rt in the arms of another woman named Laura, whom he eventually married. Gabrielle struggled to come to terms with the
hip, tragedy struck again. With her father's passing, Gabrielle wa
Having to aid a woman she's not even blood-related with
o her eyes. The lack of sleep and potential dehydration weighe
ch a condition. Her eyes grew tired when she realized the weight of the situation, she was current
wing how she could pass by a day without shedding a sing
y thing that was creating noise was the droplets
ielle's ears. It is not uplifting,
ng heart while she stared at her stepmother's empty, half-sane, and dull stare. She k
ah... and I will leave now." It was an ex
ot say a word. However, she was taken aback whe
lmost as if it was sa
best not to throw another g
before proceeding out. Countless thoughts filled her t
as she entered each door in
.." She calmly comforted herself. Carrying multiple resumes to submit in ea
, potentially tired old woman was the first person she saw. Her sha
elle felt like there was a lump in her throat and she could no lon
rd. There is a noticeable hatred in the tone and it's making her feel uneasy. "Un
time. During peak hours, people rush to eat. No wonder her stomach started rumbling when she sm
her, bringing her back to realit
lth is declining rapidly, and I need to secure a job that pays me well. Please,
e shared. "We do not ha
mom to live longer... and this job might just be the only turning point of my life." She tightened her gra
tting. Even if the circumstances she is currently in are m
her eyes. Her cheeks turned red from embarrassment, and
on to her last hope. It was at that moment that the elderl
he finally gave up
the job, with no more obj
he followed her to the kitchen, wore the same ap
mediately." The old woman rolled her eyes, fr
ankful that the world spar
ch." She kept on repeating th